【】eshehaddisappearedandthepoligforher.
hherhandoutstretched,sheliftedherfoottotakethelaststeptoent.
but,suddenly,thedarknontheanilovetoherhead.itan
ostofherlife.
asalansfaceshiseyeshoutobespoken.butno
uandnicatetoher.heinglycloseenoughtotouch,but,thedistaincreaseduntilheofreach.
hiseyeslookedsad,asthoughheething,asthoughheevenfearedlosiherewasno
hesitationinkadyasshetookastepto,asal,tobe.butagaiaincreased.”hoanlifthishandininvitation.”eforus”
thedarkndidnotansiled,andtherewas
uk”hloveikadydreilebaorethananything,shepontothehorseandrideaowhereverhewasgoing.
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butlestoppedher.sandstheopening.
andasquicklyasheved,sodidtheopeningintherockdisappear.oheree,atherek.
atfirstkadyuldnotbelievele,butheheldhertightly.”no,no,no”shesonthechesthherfists.”idonttostayhere.itogobackto
oe.youshesa
feesthathehadneverbeforeheardaansay.infact,frohelookonhisface,hedidntkhewordssheused.
hereleasedhisgriponherar.”kady,iorry;ididnt
an
shovingahisheperablesurface.openonlyatcertain
tisofthedayoronlyoaindayseanorthatofa
nsorry.itsjustthatiuldoseeyougo.”tiltinghishead,helookedat
herthroughthieanbeedoeanthatieandthati
ypoyyside,thenyes,indeedy,iaelfish.estoyou,sslong,ightbethestselfishnalive.””doyouthinkthatisthekey””dohoseknivesofyoursintoyourselfishlittleheartthatybetheroanilove””n,”shealstsaid.
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